Evan J Carder

Evan J Carder is currently the Director of Medicinal Chemistry at Eli Lilly and Company, a position held since October 2025. Prior to this role, Evan served as a Senior Scientist in Medicinal Chemistry at AbbVie from November 2020 to September 2025. Evan's academic background includes a Doctorate degree in Synthetic Organic and Medicinal Chemistry earned at the University of Pittsburgh from 2014 to 2019, a Master's degree in Pharmacology and Chemical Biology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine between 2012 and 2014, and a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry obtained from the University of Pittsburgh from 2007 to 2011. Additionally, Evan held a postdoctoral position as an Associate in Chemistry at Yale University from September 2019 to November 2020.